♪ >> welcome to live from paris. these are the headlines. allegations of crimes committed by israeli soldiers on palestinians. the cases brought by the international criminal court. the chief prosecutor plunges into one of the longest-running conflicts in the modern world. analysis to come. 38 protesters kill this wednesday in the military crackdown in myanmar. live bullets fired at a funeral procession. @@president emmanual macron

admitted for the first time that french soldiers murdered a top algerian figure and covered up his death. macron met the family and admitted he was murdered and tortured by french soldiers in 1957. the latest admission by paris of its colonial era crimes. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. the crime investigation has been launched into the conduct of israeli troops and palestinia territory led by the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court. it brought a swift condemnation from benjamin netanyahu. accusing the icc anti-semitism and hypocrisy. he vows to fight for the truth. >> th decisione the

international court to open an investigation against israel for war crimes is absurd. it is undiluted anti-semitism and the height of hypocrisy. but, of course, it turns a blind eye to iran, syria and the other dictatorships committing world war crimes left and right. we will speak the truth in every form, in every country, on every stage until this outrageous decision is reversed and becomes null and void. >> the words of benjamin netanyahu. investigation will focus on allegations since june 13, 2014. it turns the courts focus on two israeli policies. its operations against palestinian militants in the gaza strip. and its expansions of settlements in east jerusalem and the west bank. the icc chief investigator says the investigation will be carried out, these are the words

-- independently and objectively without fear or favor. this goes straight to our correspondent. a very good evening to you. this has rattled benjamin netanyahu. is that fair to say? >> i don't know if i would use the word rattled. he is angry. israel is not a member of the icc. an intentional standor it he has not cooperated with this prosecutor. there is some criticism inside israel, other voices are saying that israel should be presenting his case to the prosecutor. benjamin netanyahu is adamant that, no. another reason he is angry as we heard his he calls it a political decision, not a judicial one if you like, because it is selectively focusing on israel without taking into account any of the w ar crimes, so-called.

no investigation of syria with a long war there. so, i think for all of the asons, even though this decision was not unexpected, that was what was indicated -- he's -- she's an outgoing prosecutor. she only had a short time if she was going to start this investigation and she has done it less than a month after the court decided it had jurisdiction to her this -- to hear this matter. it is not a surprise bupeople you're angry, yes. >> any reaction from the palestinian side? >> yes, a lot of reaction. the palestinians are jubilant. we have heard from thomas. some of the things that are going to be investigated include actions of hamas in kidnapping three is really shoulders -- israeli soldiers in 2013. they welcome this decision.

they say it is an historic day for accountability and they call on the prosecutor without fear or favor not to be intimidated by any international actions taken by israel and to investigate what they call israeli crimes against the palestinian people. >> thank you very much, indeed, for bringing this that reaction. we will follow the story very closely. a crime investigation launched by the international criminal court into the conduct of his israeli troops and palestinian clarifying further by saying that there will be other instance investigated, such as the 2014 kidnapping of three soldiers by the hamas militants in the gaza strip. next, at least 38 protesters against the military coup in myanmar have been killed this o wednesday. soldiers firing life bullet at peaceful protesters calling for the reinstatement of civilian rule. asean has called for restraint

in myanmar and a peaceful solution. observers point out it is on the military junta that is carrying guns. >> among those killed and a militaryrackdown in myanmar on wednesday, young woman in mandalay. loved ones gathering around her coffin hours after her death during a demonstration of teachers and students, denouncing last month military coup. myanmar's junta showing no sign of heating international calls for restraint, even after meeting with southeast asian foreign minister's.

>> myanmar's contiing to ignore cal to release detained officials. >> two more original charges he is facing. >> the ousted president facing charges including one for a breach of constution that are punishable by three years in prison according to his lawyer. the present along with civilian leader aung san suu kyi have been detained since the military seized power on february one. according to the assistance association for political prisoners, more than 1000 people have been arrested since the coup, but the real number is likely far higher. state run media reporting 1300 people were arrested on sunday alone. the u.n. security council expected to hold her close meeting on the situation on friday. -- a closed meeting on the situation on friday. >> china is moving to suppress

internal reports on its effect of the suppression of muslim uighurs. it's been curied since his publication -- it has been buried since its publication. in labor camps were one million uighurs have been forced to renounce their culture. it's still going up beijing has started a pushback propaganda campaign. >> hundreds of thousands of people in xinjiang are being transferred to work far from home. a paper says it is to assimilate the muslim uighurs and transform their thinking. reportedly for the eyes of senior communist officials only, the research was released publicly by the university before being taken down last year. the document explains the intended effects of labor transfers. >> this not only reduces weaker

population density, but -- uigher population intensity and it is important method to assimilate minorities. >> we talked to the academic that archived the reports. >> within a few minutes, i realize the significance of the document. however, it did take a couple of days to find the most crucial or most incriminating parts about the intention to assimilate the uighurs thrgh labor transfer and the reference to population thinning. >> china says the goal is to alleviate poverty and claims uighurs are volunteering to be transferred. the report mentions targets for the number of people relocated and the need for security guards during transfers. a legal analysis claims the program could amount to crimes against amenity, given that refusal to participate may result in detention or being labeled as untrustworthy. beijing refutes a host of

accusations about his treatment of uighurs, including torture and sterilizations. initially, it denied the existence of mass detention camps but now says they are education centers and -- intended to address extremism. >> watching that story for more developments. joe biden's announce there will be enough supplies of vaccine doses for all americans by the end of may. the announcement from the white house came as the governments efforts move to ease research in some businesses. >> a shot in the arm in the fight against covid-19. the u.s. president raised expectations for a return to normal bu announcin enough vaccine -- by announcing enough vaccine doses for the entire adult population by the end of may. president biden: for every adult in america by the end of may. by the end of may. that's progress, important progress. >> the pledge comes after the white house brokered a deal

between pharmaceutical rivals merck who will team up with johnson & johnson to produce its single-dose vaccine. as joe biden looks to restore a normalcy, getting kids back in classrooms remains a top priority. president biden: we want every educator, school staff member and child care worker to receive at least one shot by the end of march. >> the biden administration has cautioned states from relaxing restrictions in place until more americans get vaccinated. nevertheless, the republican governor in texas lifted the mandatory mask mandate and vowed to reopen the state 100%. >> effective next wednesday, all businesses of any type are allowed to open 100%. >> hey, it's me. >> not far away in tennessee, country music superstar dolly parton changed one of her most, songs for her inoculation. >> ♪ vaccine

vaccine i'm begging of you, please don't hesitate ♪ >> last year dolly parton donated $1 million to fund research for the moderna vaccine. the 75-year-old waited until now to get her shot because she did not wanted to look like she was jumping the queue. >> dolly parton, what an absolute star. let's bring you the latest in france. 26,788 new coronavirus infections this wednesday. now this is sharply down from the 2021 high which is 31,000 seven days ago. but for the eighth straight day the average is above 21,000 and that is not good news. the prime minister is expected to make an announcement on thursday, and the possibility of weekend lockdown. >> one final push, as emmanuel macron asks people to hold on for another four to six weeks.

that is the tone set by the french government, as the country braces itself for more coronavirus restrictions set to be announced this week. >> infection rates have remained high for several weeks and 70% of icu units are occupied by covid patientss. the government said it wanted to avoid a third national lockdown at all costs but now every option is on the table, as the situation has deteriorated over the last few days. the most likely appears to be local lockdowns at the weekend, on top of a 6 p.m. curfew during the week. as is already the case in nice and dunkirk. 20 departments where the situation is of particular concern are under surveillance,

including paris and surrounding regions where residents have been making the most of recent good weather before the likely announcement of more restrictions. >> the mayor of paris has said a weekend lockdown would be inhumane. additional measures are expected to be rolled out after meeting on wednesday. >> clearly all of us waiting for that announcement with baited breath. we'll bring all the analysis as we get it. that announcement expected tomorrow from the prime minister of france. president macron himself has admitted for the first time that french soldiers murdered a top algerian independence stater and then covered up his death. macron met with -- and admitted

that he had been tortured and murdered by french soldiers in 1957, during the algerian war of independence. it is the latest acknowledgment by friends of its colonial crimes. >> two and half years ago macron acknowledge france's responsibility for the death of -- the french president even visited his widow in paris to ask for forgiveness for the death of the algerian communist party activist. admitting that the french army was behind the murder of the lawyer, macron has put the long-standing issue of franco algerian reconciliation back on the table. on the streets of algiers., the move has been met with skepticism.

of a report -- after the report of a historian, former algerian fighters have demanded that france apologized for these crimes. some, however, feel that saying soy is not the way forward on the path to reconciliation. >> either there is a reciprocal desire or appease or in algeria case -- algeria's case they continue to legitimize t basis of the national liberation front power. >> the legitimacy of the algerian ruling party has been destabilized since the start of the iraq protest movement two years ago. the national liberation front has clung two its pro-independence pass to justify its grip on power over the country today. in algeria, the commemoration of the colonial period and the war, which was launched in parallel

with historic reports. >> police say a man armed with an axe attacked and injured eight people in a southern swedish town, in southeast of gutenberg. sweden's prime minister said a possible terrorist motive is being investigated. markus karlsson has this from stockholm. >> the police held a press conference are short while ago, and essentially it appears the suspect started the attack just before 3 p.m. local time, using a weapon of some sort, reportedly knife. he apepears to be moving through the center, going to five different locations where he attacked the victims, the eight victims of this attack. as a say, he appears to have b een using a knife.

police confronted him 15 or 20 minutes after they received the first call. and they confronted him. they shot him on site. and then they took him to hospital where he is now being treated in police custody. police are being tightlipped about why they suspect this could be a potential terror crime. police are not saying much about the suspect's background, either. he's in his 20's. we know that. but we do not know what his citizenship is. the police do not want to say. we do know that he is also, he's living in the same region where -- >> markus karlsson with the latest on that case in sweden. next, the scottish first minister is strongly denying being part of a plot against her predecessor. as she testified in a political sideshow that is threatening her leadership and her push for an independence,.

sturgeon defended the way her government sexual assault claims against the former first minister. the #metoo made it clear that i'll get allegation should not be swept under the company. >> scotland's popular first minister on the defensive. nicola sturgeon has come under pressure over the role in a crisis that engulfed her preassessment. she's accused of misleading parliament over an increase allegations of sexual harassment made against alex salmon. >> what happened is this, and it is simple. a number of women made serious complaints about alexander's behavior. the government, despite the mistake it undoubtedly made, tried to do the right thing. as first minister i refuse to follow the age-old pattern of allowing a powerful man to use his status and connections to get what he wants. >> alex, and was acquitted after

being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. testifying last week he accused sturgeon of trying to destroy his or her government had refused to hand over evidence to a parliamentary inquiry. >> it is the scottish government, a government which has already admitted to behaving unlawfully, who are under examination. >> the claim prompted the opposition to threaten a vote of no-confidence in sturgeon's administration. but, despite the calls for her to resign, nicola sturgeon remains popular in scotland thanks to her handling of the coronavirus pandemic. >> a young girl falling from te 12th floor of an apartment block in surviving. thanks to a miraculous tervention from a van driver. the driver grabbed the girl as she fell saving her from certain death on the concrete below the little girl sustained a hip

injury and is recovering. >> a frantic scene unfoldsn vietnam on sunday evening. footage shows a two year old suspended from a 12 floor balcony. neighbor starts screaming. sensing something was not right, deliveryman positioned himself on the ledge, trying his best to get under the suspended child who, within seconds, loses her grip, and falls. [screaming] the child hits the deliveryman's hand, rebounding into the air with the impact. the two year old is rushed to the hospital where she had no other injuries apart from a dislocated hip. the ledge was slippery.

i heard a loud scream. i followed my instincts and tried to catch her. lots of ople call me hero, but anybody would have done the same thing. the 31-year-old deliveryman who was at the right time went back to work the very next day. he's also been nicknamed superman in vietnam. >> superman, what a great headline from vietnam. a remarkable thing to have done. the little one recovering very quickly. remarkable story. time for business. kate moody is here. starting in lebanon, which has been thrust into more economic turmoil this week. kate: the president has ordered an investigation into possible currency speculation after the value of the pound dropped to record los. n tuesday the black-market rate for one u.s. dollar hit 10,000 pounds. a few months earlier the average was close to 7000. the official exchange rate is one dollar to 1500.

half the lebanese population is living below the poverty line. there has been another wave of protests across the country. the u.k. has outlined more pandemic spending to support businesses and households. the for low support scheme will be extended to the end of september to avoid mass layoffs -- the furlough support scheme. the vaccine rollout would bring economic recovery six months earlier than projected. the official forecast project gdp will expand 4% this year. amid growing questions about how to fund the pandemic support plan, the finance minister announced plans to raise the corporate tax rate from its currents 19%. >> in 2023, the rate of

corporation tax paid on company profits will increase to 25%. even after this change, the united kingdom will still have the lowest corporation tax rate in the g-7. >> let's chicken on the day's trading pared wall street has closed -- let's check in on the day's trading pared wall street has closed down. the s&p 500 dropped 1.3%. the dow jones gave up earlier gains to close down .4%. we saw mostly higher close for the major european indices, gains in paris and frankfurt. german stocks hit a new record high. the ftse 100 up 1% as u.k. businesses rallied on news of the continued government support. paris fashion week kicked off on monday, but like new york, london and milan, the 2021 ed ition is taking place online.

like many others, the fashion industry has overhauled this business model during the pandemic. >> what a difference a year makes. from the tightly packed crowds 2020 to an almost entirely digital edition. designers have taken things mostly online. but it has more successful than many suspected. >> i think there has been a re shift in the balance of power that was already happening, it was happening pre-pandemic, but now, there's proof of concept, that if you want to ignore fashion week, it is probably not going to hurt your bottom line. >> certain labels like gucci and tom hilfiger sat out entirely this year. seeking ways to deal with the global supply chain problems and covid restrictions, going virtual means not just far less in cost, but opening up fashion week to an even wider audience than before.

particularly in an industry that is already sought to target younger demographics through social media. the change may be here to stay even when things begin getting back to normal. this may be as we go back tos, shows, we will he smalle shows but thinking about the assets in the way that they can engage with audiences. and have been champing their crtivity -- and have been championing their creativity. >> that will likely be music to ears on the other side of fashion -- the textile industry is going through an economic crisis with non-essential businesses shuttered for much of the pandemic with orders for row material enclosing trying up over the last 12 months -- drying up over over the last 12 months. >> in person meetings may be out of the question but microsoft is trying to bring your colleagues closer to home literally. the tech shine has launched a new service to build apps for

people to collaborate in augmented reality that shows computer-generated images superimposed over the real world. the idea is to allow people to collaborate with coworkers as holograms or even avatars using a.r. headsets or download personal computers or smartphones. it is something out of science fiction. >> it looks crazy. i'm trying to imagine if you apply this hologram to our morning meeting he. an editorial meeting. >> which we sometimes take part in via teams. i will not give the name of who makes it because that would be advertising. you are in your p.j.'s >> it is the risk we run these days. be more realistic. >> no, no. but what a great fit. where does it end, kate? the business ends now. kate moody with everything business that you could ever want to know.

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